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Muffe_183891
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Jan 23, 2015

Upgrade F5 BIG-IP from 11.5 to 11.6

Hi,   We got a security notice from AWS that our current F5 version 11.5 has a known security risk and they recommend us to update the version.   So we did and created a new instance and uploa...
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Angelo_Turetta1
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Mar 02, 2015

Been there, done that!

 

The 11.5.1 images on AWS cannot be upgraded to 16.0

 

The license on the 11.5.1 images is dated before 16.0 release, so it cannot be validated on the new release. You can only upgrade to a newer HotFix on the same product line.

 

By now the Marketplace AMI have been upgraded to 16.0, so you can deploy a new instance and import the 11.5.1 configuration. Painful, due to the additional IP management. Try moving the network interfaces to the new instance.

 

Angelo.

 

  • danielpenna_196's avatar
    danielpenna_196
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    Mar 02, 2015
    I also agree with Angelo, I tried 11.5.1 to 11.6.0 in AWS land and boned the AMI hard. Had to rollout a new 11.6.0 AMI and build from that. I afind the SCF configuration file backup/restore process more useful in AWS than a UCS restore ( due to the nature of IP changes etc ).